About This Collection

The University Library Children's Collection provides materials useful for teachers and students working with children and young adults. The collection includes:

Picture and story books

Folklore and folktales

Young adult literature

Non-fiction such as biographies, math and science materials

Graphic novels

Some secondary sources, such as lists of best books, books about children's authors and illustrators, reviews, and selection aids are also included in the collection.

This collection is located on the main floor of the library, right in the middle of the information commons area and uses the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme, the system that is used most often in school and public libraries.

The major call numbers are

FIC (fiction)

BIOG (biography)

EASY (picture books)

000-999 for nonfiction

The Children's Collection also includes a substantial number of books donated by the family of Dr. Armin R. Schulz in July 2011. This collection, comprising 3,145 titles, was the personal library of Dr. Schulz, Professor Emeritus of Teacher Education and inaugural Director of the John Stuart Rogers Faculty Development Center at CSU Stanislaus.